martin cregan Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 Hello again. I am having to replace both my driveshafts , I yokes are worn along with the UJs, I also think one of the hubs may be beyond repair. There are surcharges with such items if you buy re - con shafts and hubs, the difference in cost ( including forthcoming weekend discount in Lincoln ) amounts to about £150, between recon shafts and hubs or replacing both sides with new Rilsan uprated shafts and new hubs. My question is the quality of "new" hubs and shafts as opposed to re-con. Has any member used the Rilsan shafts or bought new hubs instead of having theirs repaired I don't intend to race my car when it's finished or do particularly long continental trips Martin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 Hi Martin, PropTech Services Kidderminster for the drive shafts. TRShop for the new standard hubs Classic Driving development do some nice modified ones as do GoodParts. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin cregan Posted July 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 Thanks Roger, in your experience, do you think the quality of these new items is as good as or even better than the re-con items Martin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Motorsport Mickey Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 We try and encourage everybody to participate but checking the Search function really will pay dividends. Even if you didn't search the driveshaft and hub replacement subject has just been covered (started July 5th) "rear hub/stub axle failure" it's further down the page and still visible (as long as your page is configured for more than 24 hours on New Content). Where all these questions you've asked are answered. Not trying to be an arse but don't know a better way to say ALWAYS try a search first. Mick Richards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 Hi Martin, Proptech are very good. Better than OEM. CDD and GoodParts have has very good reviews. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JFerg Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 Following advice from this forum and a little research, I bought a set of driveshafts from CDD. Very happy with the service and the product, although due to unrelated gearbox issues I have not run the car as yet. Maybe this weekend? JFerg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted July 8, 2016 Report Share Posted July 8, 2016 Hello again. I am having to replace both my driveshafts , I yokes are worn along with the UJs, I also think one of the hubs may be beyond repair. There are surcharges with such items if you buy re - con shafts and hubs, the difference in cost ( including forthcoming weekend discount in Lincoln ) amounts to about £150, between recon shafts and hubs or replacing both sides with new Rilsan uprated shafts and new hubs. My question is the quality of "new" hubs and shafts as opposed to re-con. Has any member used the Rilsan shafts or bought new hubs instead of having theirs repaired I don't intend to race my car when it's finished or do particularly long continental trips Martin New hubs from TR Shop and shafts from Proptech is the way to go for best performance and VFM. Thats what I fit and will not bother with anything else for road cars whether you are Sunday driving or pushing on. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JFerg Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 New CDD driveshafts fitted, re-built the tail shaft with new units while we're at it. Gearbox overhauled and the overdrive repaired. As you'd expect, the change is impressive. Everything is smoother, and the sequence of clonks and bumps that I was used to have now gone. Very good result. JFerg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Motorsport Mickey Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 New CDD driveshafts fitted, re-built the tail shaft with new units while we're at it. Gearbox overhauled and the overdrive repaired. As you'd expect, the change is impressive. Everything is smoother, and the sequence of clonks and bumps that I was used to have now gone. Very good result. JFerg If you've fitted the CV driveshafts DON'T disconnect the rear shock absorbers and allow the wheels and trailing arms to achieve full unrestrained droop. These shafts are a popular Stag fitment and there's been a few failures where it's been shown that by allowing unrestrained droop (outside it's planned operational range) the CV joints are damaged. If you want to drop the trailing arms the max amount (removing rear springs or other work) unbolt the CV shafts from the diff end FIRST and pull off the studs allowing the shafts to rotate and drop with the arm without them being extended. Mick Richards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peejay4A Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 CDD advise measuring max droop on the rear before fitting the CV shafts. The corollary is that one should not allow the TAs to drop any further than the measurement given. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Motorsport Mickey Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Hi Pete, You don't happen to have that measurement do you ? Mick Richards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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